taas
English
Noun
taas
- plural of taa
Anagrams
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧as
- IPA(key): /ˈtaʔas/ [ˈta.ʔas]
Adjective
táas
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas, from Proto-Austronesian *aCas (compare Aklanon taas, Hiligaynon taas, Indonesian atas, Malay atas, and Tagalog taas).
Pronunciation 1
- Hyphenation: ta‧as
- (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /taˈʔas/ [t̪ɐˈʔas̪]
- Rhymes: -aʔs
Adjective
taas
Verb
taas
- to make something long or tall
- to grow taller; increase in height
- to raise something higher
- for (one's) temperature, pressure, or other quantities to rise
Pronunciation 2
- Hyphenation: ta‧as
- (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈtaʔas/ [ˈt̪a.ʔɐs̪]
- Rhymes: -aʔs
Noun
taas
Fiji Hindi
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɑːs/
Noun
taas
References
Finnish
Etymology
taka + -s (s-lative singular)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑːs/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ːs̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑːs
- Syllabification(key): taas
- Hyphenation(key): taas
Adverb
taas
- again, another time, once again
- Ei kai taas? ― Not again?
- on the other hand, for one
- Minä taas en pidä siitä.
- But I for one don't like it.
Inflection
Declension of taka-
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- edes-taas
- ees-taas
- eestaas
Related terms
- See the inflection table.
Further reading
- “taas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Anagrams
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas, from Proto-Austronesian *aCas (compare Aklanon taas, Cebuano taas, Indonesian atas, Malay atas, and Tagalog taas).
Noun
táas
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *taka-. Cognates include Finnish taas and Karelian tuas.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtɑːs/, [ˈtɑːz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑːs/, [ˈtɑːʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑːs
- Hyphenation: taas
Adverb
taas
- again
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 56:
- Timo, miks siä makkaat taas?
- Timo, why are you sleeping again?
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
- Taas läksin mänomää.
Taas paukkaa jää.- Again I went for a walk.
Again the ice crackles.
- Again I went for a walk.
Related terms
- See taka-
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 136
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 579
Anagrams
Mansaka
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas, compare Malay atas.
Adverb
taas
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English tas (“mow of corn or hay”), from Proto-Germanic *tassaz (“heap, mass”). Cognate with Middle Low German tas (“stack of hay or wheat”), Middle Dutch tas, tasse (“heap, pile”).
Noun
taas (plural tases)
- heap
- To ransake in the taas of bodyes dede — Chaucer
Southeastern Tepehuan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish taza, from Andalusian Arabic طَاس, from Arabic طَاس (ṭās), from Middle Persian tšt' (tašt). C.f. O'odham ta꞉sa.
Noun
taas (plural tataas)
References
- R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)[3] (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 158
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas (compare Aklanon taas, Cebuano taas, Hiligaynon taas, Maranao tas, Tondano natas, Ivatan tohos and Malay atas), from Proto-Austronesian *aCas.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈʔas/ [t̪ɐˈʔas]
- Rhymes: -as
- (now dialectal, Southern Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtaʔas/ [ˈt̪aː.ʔɐs]
- Rhymes: -aʔas
- Syllabification: ta‧as
Noun
taás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜀᜐ᜔)
- height (distance from the base of something to the top)
- altitude; elevation above a given level
- height; stature (of a standing person, animal, etc.)
- level; amount (of prices)
- Synonyms: kamahalan, kataasan
- promotion (in one's position or office)
- Synonyms: asenso, pag-asenso
- (figurative) aloftness; highness (of a person when dealing with others)
- Synonyms: kataasan, kahambugan, kapalaluan
- (figurative) eminence; nobility
- Synonyms: kadakilaan, kabunyian, kamahalan
- (colloquial) alternative form of itaas
- Nasa taas pa siya.
- He/she is still upstairs.
Derived terms
- antaas
- itaas
- kaitaasan
- kasintaas
- kataas-taasan
- Kataas-taasang Hukuman
- kataasan
- magkasintaas
- magmataas
- magpaitaas
- magpataas
- magsintaas
- magtaas
- magtaas ng boses
- makataas
- mapagmataas
- mataas
- mataas ang ihi
- mataas na hukuman
- mataas na kapulungan
- mataas na lipunan
- mataas na paaralan
- mataasan
- Mataasnakahoy
- naitataas
- nakatataas
- napakataas
- pagkakataas
- pagmamataas
- pagmataasan
- pagpapataas
- pagtaas
- pagtataas
- paitaas
- pampataas
- pataas
- pataasan
- pataasin
- sa itaas
- taas ng isip
- taas ng loob
- taas-baba
- taas-noo
- taas-presyo
- taas-taasan
- taasan
- taasan ng boses
- tumaas
Verb
taás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜀᜐ᜔)
Further reading
- “taas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*aCas”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Anagrams
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas.
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /taʔas/ [t̪aˈʔɑs]
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: ta‧as
Noun
taas (Sulat Sūg spelling تَأَسْ)
- height; altitude; loftiness (of physical objects)
- height (of prices or fees, pitch of a voice, degree of education)
- top; upper part (of something such as upstairs)
- eminence; greatness
Derived terms
See also
- haba'
- lanjang